Rail-clip.



No. 764,362. PA'I'El'lFD4 JULY 5, 1904 M. KNOX.

RAIL CLIP.

APPLIOATION FILED APB. 27. 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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Patented July, 5, 1904.

PATENT EEICE.

ORVILLE M. KNOX, OF ONElDA, N IEW YORK.

RAIL-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,362, dated July 5,1904.

Application filed April 27, 1904. Serial No. 205,186. (No model.)

bolt and clip to become loosened or disconnected.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and effectiveclip which vwill lirrnly clanip the flange of the rail and also hold anut-engaging washer against retrograde rotation; and a further object 1sto provide a clip of this character so constructed as to facilitate thebending' of the washer to engageor release the nut.

W ith these and other objects in view, which will` appear in the courseof the subjoined description,the invention consists in the features ofconstruction and combination of parts hercinafter fully described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the application of the invention toatie and rail.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section ofthe F1g. 3 1s a detailcross-section tali-en` saine. on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Figs. f1 and 5are perspective views of the clip. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the washeras it appears in its primal form. l

Referringl now more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the railto be secured, 2 the tie or sleeper supporting' the rail, and 3 myimproved clip. The tie 2 may be a metal lic tie of any preferredconstruction.

The clip 3 consists of a casting, preferably of oblong rectangular form,the sides of which are incurved or cut away at one end, as shown at 4,to lighten the structurey and provide a reduced portion 5, which abutsagainst the inner edge of the base-Hangs 6 of the rail. This reducedportion is provided with a projecting clamping-jaw 7 to bear upontheinwardlyextending portion of the lHange 6 and hold the rail down uponthe tic 2. The upper surface of the central portion of the clip is flator plane-surfaced to'forin a seat 8 for a purpose presently described,and extending' through the body of the clip is an opening 9, whichcoincides with an opening 10 in the tie 2, said openings serving for thepassage of a securing-bolt 11, the head of which bears against the underside of the top of the tie 2, while the threaded shank thereof extends asu ilicient distance above the seat 8 of the clip to receive a nut 12,whereby the clip is fastened to the tie. At the end opposite thereduccd'portion 5 the clip is formed with an outwardly and downwardlycurved or beveled face 18, serving as a fulcruin ledge or shelf, and atthe point where this ledge or shelf joins the body of the clip the bodyportion is provided with a vertical transverse shoulder 14, bounded byend stops or projections 15 and forming the inner boundary wall orterminal of `the seat 8. The bolt hole or passage 9 is disposed in closeproximity to this shoulder 14 and in closer proximity to one side of theclip than to the other side, and along the first-named side extends alongitudinal flange 16, the inner side or wall of which is arranged atright angles to the seat 8. The seat 8 serves as a support for a washer17, consisting' of an oblong rectangular plate of the primaryforin shownin Fig. 6, said plate being provided with an eccentrically-disposedbolt-hole 18 for the passage of the bolt 11 and arranged be tween theseat 8 and nut 12 and clamped by the latter against said seat. One ofthe side edges of the washer engages the inner side or wall of theflange 16, whereby the washer is held from rotation, and by reason ofthe ec-.

centric disposition of the hole 18, which is located nearer one end ofthe washer, the opposite end thereof is caused to provide a wing 19 ofsuch length as to project beyond the shoulder 111 when. the parts areprimarily assembled as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5. This wing isadapted to be bent up to engage one of the sides of the nut, as shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 3, to hold the nut against re- IOO trogradc rotation. Itwill thus be seen that as the washer itself is held from movement by theflange 16 and the nut by the wing 19 all liability of the nut workingloose and allowing the clip to shift or become detached is eifectuallyavoided, and thus the rail will be securely clamped against movement.

1n applying the parts to clamp the rail the bolt 11 is passed up throughthe opening 10 in the tie and opening 9 in the clip after the latter hasbeen placed in position, the washer laid upon the seat 8 with the boltprojecting through the opening therein, and the nut then screwed homeupon the bolt to secure the parts together and upon the tie, and,finally, the wing of the washer is bent up to engage the nut. Thisoperation of bending up the wing' is performed by inserting the end of asuitable tool into the space beneath the ledge or shelf 13 andprojecting end of the washer, the shoulder 14 serving as a stop toproperly gage the position of the tool, and then the tool is used to pryor bend the wing upward to a substantially vertical position, so as toengage one of the sides or corners of the nut. Lateral shifting of thetool at the outset of the bending' operation is prevented by the stops15, while the ledge or shelf forms the fulcrum on which the tool mayrock in describing its arc of movement. The curved or beveled form ofthe shelf, which provides a Haring entrance to the space referred to,facilitates the application of the tool and allows the same to rideoutward when operated to enable the wing to be easily bent intoposition.

It will be seen that a rail-fastening constructed in accordance with myinvention, as shown and described, is simple, cheap, durable, andefficient and cannot possibly become accidentally disconnected from therail unless torn bodily away with its fastening, while upon bending thewing back to its normal position it may be readily manually released toenable repairs to be made to the track structure or a new railsubstituted for a damaged or worn-out one.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention is as herein disclosed,it will of course be understood that I reserve the right to make suchchanges or modilications as fairly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A rail-fasteningprovided with a bolthole and a supporting-seat for a nut-lock device,and a flange extending above the plane of said seat to engage and holdsaid nut-lock device from rotation, substantially as described.

2. A clip for connecting' rails to ties, comprising a body portionhaving a jaw to engage the rail, a bolt-hole, a nut-lock-engaging iiangeor projection, a shoulder, and a fulcrum ledge or shelf projectingbeyond said shoulder, substantially as described.

3. A clip for connecting rails to ties, com prising' a body portionhaving at one end a jaw to engage the rail, a bolt-hole, anut-lockengaging iiange at one side of the bolt-hole, and a fulcrumledge or shelf at right angles to the iiange and at the opposite endfrom the jaw, substantially as described.

4. A clip for connecting rails to ties, comprising a body portion havinga washer-supporting seat provided at one side with a washerengagingflange, and having abolt-hole, a railengaging jaw at one end of theseat, and a fulcrum ledge or shelf at the opposite end ofthe seat and atright angles to the flange, substantially as described.

5. A rail-clip provided with a hole for passage of a securing-bolt andhaving means for holding a nut-lock device against rotation and asupport for a tool to adjust said device into engagement with thebolt-nut, substantially as described.

6. A rail-clip comprising a body portion provided with awasher-supporting seat, a jaw at one end of said seat, a shoulder at theopposite end of the seat, a ledge or shelf extending from said shoulder,and a iiange at one side of said scat to hold the washer from rotation,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

ORVILLE M. KNOX.

NTitnesses:

EvA MCKENNA, J oHN R. LooMIs.

